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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3978020, member: 27832"]Speaking as the guy who picked a 1913-P Barber half (semi-key) from the near-melt bin, and handed it to the dealer, saying "I think you didn't mean to put this in there"... I don't think my morals would compel me to return the coin to this dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>If they're choosing to sell foreign coins by the pound, they've decided the foreigns aren't worth their attention -- and whoever brought it into the store has already been sent away with whatever pittance allows the shop to profit at $35/lb ($17.50 per pound, sounds like).</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm all about cherry-picking, though, and cherry-picking relies on taking advantage of a difference in knowledge or attention. I guess there are some who would consider any form of cherry-picking to be unethical. I'm not sure how to draw the line between cherry-picking and ripping off.</p><p><br /></p><p>Randy, I <b>greatly</b> respect your opinion on matters of ethics, and I'm interested to hear your response on this. I do still change my mind when presented with new information that doesn't fit my assumptions...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3978020, member: 27832"]Speaking as the guy who picked a 1913-P Barber half (semi-key) from the near-melt bin, and handed it to the dealer, saying "I think you didn't mean to put this in there"... I don't think my morals would compel me to return the coin to this dealer. If they're choosing to sell foreign coins by the pound, they've decided the foreigns aren't worth their attention -- and whoever brought it into the store has already been sent away with whatever pittance allows the shop to profit at $35/lb ($17.50 per pound, sounds like). I'm all about cherry-picking, though, and cherry-picking relies on taking advantage of a difference in knowledge or attention. I guess there are some who would consider any form of cherry-picking to be unethical. I'm not sure how to draw the line between cherry-picking and ripping off. Randy, I [B]greatly[/B] respect your opinion on matters of ethics, and I'm interested to hear your response on this. I do still change my mind when presented with new information that doesn't fit my assumptions...[/QUOTE]
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